# man > systemd-localed.service(8)

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## NAME
       systemd-localed.service, systemd-localed - Locale bus mechanism

## SYNOPSIS
       systemd-localed.service

       /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-localed

## DESCRIPTION
       systemd-localed.service is a system service that may be used as mechanism to change the
       system locale settings, as well as the console key mapping and default X11 key mapping.
       systemd-localed is automatically activated on request and terminates itself when it is
       unused.

       The tool [**localectl**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/localectl/1/markdown) is a command line client to this service.

       See [**org.freedesktop.locale1**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/org.freedesktop.locale1/5/markdown) and [**org.freedesktop.LogControl1**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/org.freedesktop.LogControl1/5/markdown) for a description of the
       D-Bus API.

## SEE ALSO
       [**systemd**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemd/1/markdown), [**locale.conf**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/locale.conf/5/markdown), [**vconsole.conf**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/vconsole.conf/5/markdown), [**localectl**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/localectl/1/markdown), [**loadkeys**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/loadkeys/1/markdown)

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